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so this new "washington post" poll shows president obama with a four-point advantage over mitt romney. it's a -- a change certainly over the 1-point lead romney enjoyed there last week. heading northward to pennsylvania, the president has a six-point lead in this new poll from the "philadelphia enquirer." ho romney's gained growned since early -- ground since early october. and finally ohio, ohio, ohio, the mother of the battleground states. the four-point advantage to obama. the latest cnn/orc poll. you have the polls and numbers, but we want to hear directly from the voters. we sent the cnn election express on the road to take the polls of voters in some of these key swing states. we're calling it the battleground bus tour. and we have cnn political contributor john avalon joining me bright and early on this sunday. fancy meeting you here, friend. what, ali velshi couldn't -- >> good morning, brooke. >> you couldn't wake alli velsh up to join you? >> this morning i drew the short straw, all good. early a.m., lexington, virginia. >> team player, appreciate it. tell me what do you at
so this new "washington post" poll shows president obama with a four-point advantage over mitt romney. it's a -- a change certainly over the 1-point lead romney enjoyed there last week. heading northward to pennsylvania, the president has a six-point lead in this new poll from the "philadelphia enquirer." ho romney's gained growned since early -- ground since early october. and finally ohio, ohio, ohio, the mother of the battleground states. the four-point advantage to...
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president obama a four point advantage over governor romney. in the fight for women voters, obama has a commanding lead in ohio but a lot can change of course between now and november 6th. the surprise is what john sununu told me last night is not going to go away. it could become a big problem for romney. sununu, a key romney surrogate, has put race and frankly, charges of racism front and center in the final days of the campaign when romney would have least wanted him to. let's get right to it. i asked him last night about former secretary of state colin powell's endorsement of president obama. this is what sununu said and why it's creating a political firestorm. final question. colin powell has decided to opt for president obama again despite apparently still being a republican. is it time he left the party, do you think? >> well, i'm not sure how important that is. i do like the fact that colin powell's boss, george herbert walker bush, has endorsed mitt romney all along, and frankly, when you take a look at colin powell, you have to wonder
president obama a four point advantage over governor romney. in the fight for women voters, obama has a commanding lead in ohio but a lot can change of course between now and november 6th. the surprise is what john sununu told me last night is not going to go away. it could become a big problem for romney. sununu, a key romney surrogate, has put race and frankly, charges of racism front and center in the final days of the campaign when romney would have least wanted him to. let's get right to...
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four days. president obama and mitt romney, they are campaigning nonstop. and thanks to cnn's vast resources, our crews are spread across the map to cover the candidates' final sprint to the election. we have reporters in the crucial battleground states that will decide the election. and multiple crews in the all-important state of ohio right now. amidst all of this, both presidential candidates were in ohio. and trying to spin the latest jobs numbers to their advantage. the economy added 171,000 new jobs in october. that's more than analysts expected. also, revised figures from august and september show another 84,000 jobs were added more than first reported. those are the revised numbers. the unemployment rate is 7.9%. that's slightly higher than september's 7.8%. our chief business correspondent ali velshi is in toledo, ohio, in that battleground state, ali, what are they saying over there? how are these numbers likely to play out if at all on the campaign trail? >> reporter: well, you know, ohio's interesting. not only is it a tight race and one of the
four days. president obama and mitt romney, they are campaigning nonstop. and thanks to cnn's vast resources, our crews are spread across the map to cover the candidates' final sprint to the election. we have reporters in the crucial battleground states that will decide the election. and multiple crews in the all-important state of ohio right now. amidst all of this, both presidential candidates were in ohio. and trying to spin the latest jobs numbers to their advantage. the economy added...
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. >> the obama folks chanting four more years, four more years. our chant is this, five more days. >> reporter: romney then mocked president obama saying he may create a new secretary of business in his second term to consolidate the number of federal agencies offering loans and support to american companies. >> barack obama may appoint a secretary of business. >> reporter: in a new ad and on the stump, romney said the proposal equals more government. >> we don't need a secretary of business to understand business. we need a president who understands business and i do. >> reporter: romney will carry that message on a final swing state sprint to the finish. that moves next to wisconsin and ohio, before hitting four more battlegrounds, new hampshire, iowa and colorado all on saturday. in florida, the romney campaign quietly launched a new spanish-language that links to hugo chavez and the daughter of raul castro. and appear to be aimed at voters to offset other latinos who amreivg ghar f nt tlk aouhoe'going gamethstanth expand the battleground map a
. >> the obama folks chanting four more years, four more years. our chant is this, five more days. >> reporter: romney then mocked president obama saying he may create a new secretary of business in his second term to consolidate the number of federal agencies offering loans and support to american companies. >> barack obama may appoint a secretary of business. >> reporter: in a new ad and on the stump, romney said the proposal equals more government. >> we don't...
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it's about building on the middle class and not short-chasing them like mitt romney would do. they can own a home and have a good job, save for their kids' college education, and not be won -- make sure they have a secure retirement. if you do those four things that have strategies for the best of that, you have a strong middle class. if you have a strong middle class, you will have a vibrant and healthy economy. >> let me try one more time here. we know that the vice president, joe bideern, has been sent to pennsylvania doing a couple of early weekend stops. we know that bill clinton, who is one of your biggest assets, as you know, is being used in pennsylvania on monday. it tells me that you all are a little worried about that or worried about the race in general. are you saying no? >> i think pennsylvania is secure, but you don't take anything for granted, and that's why a lot of people will be going back to ohio in the next 96 hours multiple times, pennsylvania. that doesn't mean it's slipping. it just mooend means the national race and the president is in a strong positio
it's about building on the middle class and not short-chasing them like mitt romney would do. they can own a home and have a good job, save for their kids' college education, and not be won -- make sure they have a secure retirement. if you do those four things that have strategies for the best of that, you have a strong middle class. if you have a strong middle class, you will have a vibrant and healthy economy. >> let me try one more time here. we know that the vice president, joe...
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president obama has a four-point lead over romney, but that's still within the margin of error. a poll taken in ohio in early october showed the same four-point gap. so the auto bailout is a big issue in the buckeye state, and it's boosted president obama's standing there, but on a trip to two ohio towns this summer, cnn's poppy harlow found two dramatically different views among current and former autoworkers. >> how is the economy doing here in warren, ohio? >> i'm trying to think of a different way to say horrible. >> the economy is doing fine in god's country. >> you voted for president obama in 2008. what about this year? >> not a chance. >> warren, ohio, and lordstown, ohio. two towns 15 minutes apart with two very different stories. does this town really revolve around the gm plant? >> yes. >> no question? >> no question. >> we meant sherry gaunt in lordstown, long time gm worker and vice president of the local united autoworkers. >> look where gm is now. if the government didn't step in, might not be working, might not have a job. >> here at gm's lordstown, ohio, plant,
president obama has a four-point lead over romney, but that's still within the margin of error. a poll taken in ohio in early october showed the same four-point gap. so the auto bailout is a big issue in the buckeye state, and it's boosted president obama's standing there, but on a trip to two ohio towns this summer, cnn's poppy harlow found two dramatically different views among current and former autoworkers. >> how is the economy doing here in warren, ohio? >> i'm trying to think...
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. >> romney's softer tone did not last long. did he attack the president over his response to the killing of four americans in benghazi, libya. >>> the jobs report, tomorrow's number from the labor department will be the last one we'll get before the election. but we've already gotten an advance indicator this morning. payroll numbers. and the woman in the know, alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. so, share. >> reporter: adp says private employers added 158,000 jobs in october. this could be a good indication over the big show, and that is the government report that comes out friday. government jobs report expectations comes in at a bit less than that. pegging that number anywhere from 105,000 to 130,000. you know, any way you slice it, we're still at a point where we're only adding enough to barely keep up the population growth. it's not going to bring down unemployment in a significant way at this point. it's been kind of stuck. the economy added 114,000 jobs in september. this one is the last option before the ele
. >> romney's softer tone did not last long. did he attack the president over his response to the killing of four americans in benghazi, libya. >>> the jobs report, tomorrow's number from the labor department will be the last one we'll get before the election. but we've already gotten an advance indicator this morning. payroll numbers. and the woman in the know, alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. so, share. >> reporter: adp says private employers added 158,000...
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and we're getting late word that mitt romney and paul ryan will kick off a four-day tour starting on friday. they'll be joined by their wimps and some 100 other surrogates will be standing out around the country, condoleezza rice, bobby jindal and senator marco rubio of florida. >> talk about a final push. >> we guarantee it for barack obama, too, we just don't have the details yet. and tuesday is election night. finally you will want to join cnn's live coverage of election night in america beginning at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. it's upon us. next tuesday night. >> in the dark with candles. hopefully not. back to our starting point this morning. states from north carolina are still dealing with power outages from superstorm sandy. cory booker has been out on the streets of newark, new jersey, helping residents there. also taking requests. he joins us by phone now. what do you think the biggest problem is in your state? is it power outages? >> well, definitely the power outages. we're starting to get back to many residents but we still have tens of thousands of people without power. tha
and we're getting late word that mitt romney and paul ryan will kick off a four-day tour starting on friday. they'll be joined by their wimps and some 100 other surrogates will be standing out around the country, condoleezza rice, bobby jindal and senator marco rubio of florida. >> talk about a final push. >> we guarantee it for barack obama, too, we just don't have the details yet. and tuesday is election night. finally you will want to join cnn's live coverage of election night in...